Tag: UniversityOfBritishColumbia

Physical characteristics

Faces appear more dominant when the head is tilted down

Faces appear more dominant when the head is tilted down

vneo Jun 13, 2019 0 4912

The dominance effect is produced by the V-shaped angle of the eyebrows.

Birth order

Impacts of birth order

Impacts of birth order

vneo Sep 1, 2018 0 4179

Later born children are more likely to be self employed than first borns.

Ambiversion

The ambivert advantage

The ambivert advantage

vneo Jul 30, 2018 0 4656

The traits of introversion and extraversion exist across a continuum and the vast...

Honesty

Time pressure & speaking the truth

Time pressure & speaking the truth

vneo Oct 11, 2019 0 5133

People give socially desirable responses instead of honest answers under the pressure...

Goals

Revealing goals

Revealing goals

vneo Sep 3, 2019 0 4205

You should only tell higher-status people about your ambitions.

Consumer behavior

What your car says about your personality

What your car says about your personality

vneo Feb 17, 2018 0 4102

From red sports cars to air fresheners here are eleven things that will give the...

Narcissism

Narcissistic traits change throughout a lifetime

Narcissistic traits change throughout a lifetime

vneo Dec 9, 2019 0 4764

Research shows that characteristics of narcissism such as feeling self-important,...

Careers

The tipping point: Service sector susceptible to mental health issues

The tipping point: Service sector susceptible to mental...

vneo Jul 31, 2018 0 4257

The incidence of stress, depression and reduced sleep is greater for jobs that rely...

Happiness

The ability to identify genuine laughter transcends culture

The ability to identify genuine laughter transcends culture

vneo Jul 25, 2018 0 4605

Participants from the U.S. and 20 other countries were generally able to tell the...

Depression

Social connection most likely to counter depression, out of 100 modifiable factors.

Social connection most likely to counter depression, out...

vneo Aug 14, 2020 0 6054

Researchers identify key factors for depression among more than 100.

Personality testing

Myths about personality tests

Myths about personality tests

vneo Sep 20, 2018 0 3860

Five myths about what personality is and how it can be measured.